Malhotra Tarun's chess openings
Peak rating 173419 games
Malhotra Tarun has 19 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Malhotra Tarun most often opens with 1.e4 (78% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White9 games · +3 =3 −3 · 50%
As Black10 games · +2 =2 −6 · 30%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening78%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening11%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1.c4 English Opening11%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense75%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game25%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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